Removing Tape After Recording?

JJKizak wrote on 2/28/2005, 5:56 AM

Removing the tape after recording in your camcorder (not let it sit overnight) was stated in the Canon manual but not in the Sony Z1 manual. Is this standard practice or can I leave the tape in the Z1 for a week or two? Not a big deal but the manual says nothing about that.

JJK

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 2/28/2005, 6:08 AM

It's not a big deal, but it's never a good practice to leave the tape in the transport. Just sitting there and picking up vibration can leave a flat spot or a dimple in the tape. In a way, it's a bigger deal in an HDV camera, because if you "flat it" then you'll likely have a dropout.

beerandchips wrote on 2/28/2005, 6:57 AM

Think of the case as the tapes bed. Tapes like to sleep alot, so put them to bed when not in use.

Steve

JJKizak wrote on 2/28/2005, 7:30 AM

I got it. It's those little details that bother me a lot.

JJK

mhbstevens wrote on 2/28/2005, 8:31 AM

As we are talking tapes I'll ask how many times can you reuse a tape? Now I have heard some say never, ie use only once, yet another said alway record black first to set time-code and retention so there is a contradiction. I have used miniDV tapesfive or six times with no problem and the new SONY HD63 are meant to be more robust.

riredale wrote on 2/28/2005, 8:40 AM

There is no doubt that tapes wear each time they are used. On the other hand, back in 2001 I did my first major project with Pinnacle's Studio7, and I used the program in a fashion where I would be editing a smaller proxy version of the video (this was back when a 30GB drive was a BIG drive). When finished, you hit " render" and the program asks for the raw tapes in succession and runs them back and forth, seeking out particular clips. Some of those tapes were shuttled dozens of times, yet I never saw any adverse result. So I conclude tapes are far more robust than some think.